Synopsis
John Piper is founder and teacher of desiringGod.org; he is author of more than 50 books and travels regularly to preach and teach. New messages are posted to this podcast as they become available. Pipers sermons, books, articles, and more are available free of charge at desiringGod.org. We want people everywhere to understand and embrace the truth that God is most glorified in us, when we are most satisfied in him.
Episodes
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The Other Dark Exchange: Homosexuality, Part 1
11/10/1998 Duration: 45minGod dramatizes the beauty of the gospel in the right ordering of our sexual lives.
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The First Dark Exchange: Idolatry
04/10/1998 Duration: 40minIf you value other things more than God, if your life is really driven by another value, then you exchange the imperishable for the perishable.
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Finishing Well in the Face of Death
02/10/1998 Duration: 58minFinishing well in the face of death requires fighting the fight of faith, which takes hold of God’s promises for future grace in the midst of all our temptations and afflictions.
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Finishing with Joy
01/10/1998 Duration: 46minJohn Piper | Faith, which is the root of all true obedience that glorifies God, is a coming to God to be satisfied with all that he is for us in Jesus, which means that the pursuit of joy in the Christian life is not optional, but essential.
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Finishing What?
01/10/1998 Duration: 44minFinishing well will not happen without a fight, and God is the decisive finisher who will powerfully work in us so that he alone gets the glory.
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Displays of God Remove the Excuse for Failed Worship
27/09/1998 Duration: 40minThe greatest tragedy our world faces isn’t hunger, poverty, or crime, but blindness to the grace and beauty of Jesus Christ.
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Measures of Faith, Gifts of Grace, Ministry in Small Groups
20/09/1998 Duration: 41minGod means to get the glory for all things, including the ministry of small groups. We get the gift, the help, and the blessing, but God gets the glory.
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The Wrath of God Against Holding Down the Truth
13/09/1998 Duration: 44minOur hardened hearts naturally suppress the truth, but Jesus grants us new hearts to embrace his gospel.
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The Wrath of God Against Ungodliness and Unrighteousness
30/08/1998 Duration: 45minYou can escape the wrath of God against sin only when you take refuge in the gospel of his Son.
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How Does the Gospel Save Believers? Part 3
23/08/1998 Duration: 39minNot only does the gospel grant us the righteousness we need, but it also supplies the power for us to keep fighting sin by faith.
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How Does the Gospel Save Believers? Part 2
16/08/1998 Duration: 37minBy faith, God gives us the righteousness we don’t deserve. We could never earn it on our own, but Jesus broke sins claim on all who believe.
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How Does the Gospel Save Believers? Part 1
09/08/1998 Duration: 38minThe glorious hope of the gospel is that God himself supplies the righteousness he demands from us.
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To the Jew First, and Also to the Greek
05/07/1998 Duration: 35minAll who believe can taste the hope of the gospel. No matter how rough your background God has grace for you in the good news of Jesus.
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The Gospel Is the Power of God unto Salvation
21/06/1998 Duration: 40minThere’s no other message in the world like the gospel. Other religions may have converts, but there is no true salvation outside the work of Jesus Christ.
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Not Ashamed of the Gospel
14/06/1998 Duration: 23minThe gospel is the greatest news in the world and the most loving truth we can share. We never have to be ashamed of its message.
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The Gospel in the Church for the Obedience of Faith Through Spiritual Gifts
07/06/1998 Duration: 35minGrace pays the debt we owe God for stealing his glory. And now we owe the gospel to any who still need God’s grace.
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The Treasure of Faith in the Life of the Church
31/05/1998 Duration: 39minThe great aim of our ministry should be the same as Paul’s: to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of God’s glory.
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Sustained by Sovereign Grace—Forever
26/05/1998 Duration: 01h09minGod changes our hearts, sustains in faith, and brings us all the way home, all because of his sovereign, unquenchable commitment to do his covenant people good.
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Our Passion for the Supremacy of God
25/05/1998 Duration: 01h09minTo delight in God is to bring him the glory he deserves. He gets glory; we get satisfaction — all when our joy runs deep in God.
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God's Passion for the Supremacy of God
25/05/1998 Duration: 01h18minGod is no idolater; he lives for the fame of his own name. And the ultimate goal for all God’s people is to glorify him by enjoying him forever.